NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, May 5, 1994

Broadcast: By 0930 ET

INCIDENTS

94-205 - Mount Rushmore (South Dakota) - Special Event

On the afternoon of May 3rd, former Prime Minister of Great Britain Margaret
Thatcher made a scheduled visit to the park.  She was greeted by the
superintendent, provided with a tour of the historic Sculptor's Studio, and
viewed a short video about the park.  After her tour, she made a photo
appearance and provided a few comments to about ten members of the press. 
She then left to make a public speech in Rapid City that evening.  Her visit
to the park was a major media story in the state.  Rangers worked closely
with representatives from Scotland Yard, the Rapid City police department
and the Pennington County sheriff's office on logistics and security.  The
visit went smoothly.  [Mike Pflaum, CR, MORU, 5/4]

94-206 - Yosemite (California) - Attempted Suicide

On April 19th, rangers arrested 47-year-old J.J. for being under
the influence of alcohol and providing false information.  During the
booking process, J.J. became increasingly belligerent and violent, and
was placed in a holding cell by himself.  About two hours later, ranger Dean
Reasoner noticed that J.J. had a bed sheet wrapped around his neck.  As
Reasoner, ranger McJunkin and investigator Jablonski rushed into the cell,
J.J. jumped off the bed.  J.J. had wrapped the sheet through the
wire mesh on the cell's ceiling and was suspended by the neck for several
seconds until he could be lowered to the ground.  He was taken to the park
clinic and found to have suffered no injuries.  Rangers then took him to
Mariposa, California, where he was placed on a mental health hold.  Two days
later, rangers responding to a 911 call regarding a male subject yelling
obscenities and engaging in threatening behavior at Yosemite Lodge
discovered that the subject was J.J., who had apparently been released
from a hospital in Fresno and had returned to Yosemite.  After making
threats of violence toward numerous rangers, he was arrested by ranger
Cameron Sholly and kept in a high security cell until his release the next
day.  His case and charges are pending in Yosemite magistrate's court. 
[Brian Smith, YOSE, 5/4]  

FIRE ACTIVITY

1) FIRE SITUATION - Preparedness Level I

2) FIRE SUMMARY

State  Agency     Area            Fire               5/4       5/5   Status

 FL    State  --             * Basshole              -     7,000   CN 5/5

NOTES:

- Fires - Asterisk indicates newly reported fire (on this report). T1 and T2
  indicate assigned Type I and Type II Teams.
- Status - The following abbreviations are employed:
  NR - No report received      MS - Modified suppression strategy
  CL - Controlled              MN - Being monitored
  CS - Containment strategy    NEC - No estimate of containment
  CND - Contained              CN (date) - Expected date of containment

3) ANALYSIS - Initial attack activity was reported yesterday in the
Southwest, South and East.

4) PROGNOSIS - A red flag watch has been issued for northern and eastern
Arizona for increasing winds and low relative humidity.  A warming and
drying trend across the Southwest may lead to an increase in initial attack
activity.  Fire activity is expected to remain light elsewhere.

[NIFC Incident Management Situation Report, 5/5]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Strategic Plan - REMINDER: Comments on the draft strategic plan for the
National Park Service are due by Monday, May 9th.  They should be sent to
WASO Strategic Planning at that address on cc:Mail or at 303-969-7012.     

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

COMING EVENTS CALENDAR

The Coming Events calendar appears in the morning report every other
Thursday.  If you know of a significant event of Servicewide interest,
please forward the listing to WASO Ranger Activities.  Entries are listed no
earlier than FOUR months before the event.  Asterisks indicate new entries;
brackets at end of entry indicate source of information:

5/7 -- French Alliance Day, Valley Forge, Valley Forge, PA.  Reenactors
demonstrate military skills in commemoration of the alliance
with France in 1778.  Contact: VAFO, 610-783-1077.

5/7-8 -- Civil War Weekend, Fort Scott, KS.  The theme is Fort Scott in
1864.  Features Union Army infantry and cavalry in garrison
along with members of the Ladies Union Aid Society.  Contact:
FOSC, 316-223-0310.

5/10 -- 125th Anniversary, completion of transcontinental railroad,
Golden Spike, UT.  Contact: Bill Herr, 801-471-2209.

5/14 -- Potowmack Canal Festival, Great Falls, VA.  The annual festival
celebrates Colonial era canal building with music, crafts,
exhibits and actors portraying George Washington and canal
laborers.  Contact: 703-285-2966.

5/22-28 -- National Parks Week, all areas.  Each park unit will hold a
special activity during the week to focus public attention on
the value of parks.  A few high profile events are in the
planning states.  Contact: WASO Public Affairs, 202-208-6843.

5/28 -- Santa Fe Trail Days, Fort Larned, Larned, KS.  Contact: FOLS.

5/30 -- Memorial Day Observance, Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Washington,
DC.  Military color guard, laying of wreaths, speakers -
including Congressman Tom Ridge (R-PA), a U.S. Army veteran, and
ABC journalist Jack Smith.  Contact: NCR PAO, 202-619-7226. 

6/11-12 -- 130th Anniversary, Battle of Cold Harbor, Richmond NBP,
Richmond, VA.  Civil War encampment, trail dedication.  Contact:
RICH.

6/16-10 -- 12th Annual Fur Trade Rendezvous, Fort Union Trading Post,
Williston, ND.  Features traders row and early 19th century
buckskinners camp, speakers, films and cultural skill
demonstrators.  Contact: Fort Union, 701-572-9083.

6/17-19 -- Indiana Lincoln Festival, Lincoln Boyhood, Lincoln City, IN. 
Features Lincoln-related educational activities.  Contact: LIBO.

6/19 -- Army March Out, Valley Forge, Valley Forge, PA.  Commemoration
of the Continental Army's 1778 march out of Valley Forge after a
six month encampment to pursue the British.  Contact: VAFO, 610-
783-1077.

6/23-26 -- Homestead Days, Homestead, Beatrice, NE.  Demonstrations of
pioneer crafts and traditions and a variety of interpretive
programs.  Contact: HOME.

6/25* -- African American Culture Festival, National Colonial Farm,
Accokeek, MD.  Noon - 6 p.m.  Highlights unique aspects and
contributions of the African culture to American society through
music, dance, storytelling, arts, crafts and ethnic foods. 
Contact: NCR PAO, 202-619-7226. 

6/29-7/3* -- Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, Harpers Ferry, WV.  Fiftieth
anniversary of the park.  Special events include the opening of
a new museum and trails, musical concerts, 19th Century period
performances, and fireworks.  Contact: HAFE, 304-535-6298.

7/1-3 -- Establishment Day Hawaiian Cultural Festival, Pu'uhonua o
Honaunau, HI.  Features royal court, chants, hula, crafts,
games, food preparation and tasting, canoe rides, and hukilau. 
Contact: PUHO, 808-328-2326.

7/2-4 -- Veiled Prophet Fair, Jefferson National Expansion, St. Louis,
MO.  "America's largest birthday party" - entertainment, theme
booths, fireworks.  Contact: JEFF.

7/4* -- National Independence Day Celebration, Washington, DC.  Various
park locations.  Parade, concert and fireworks.  Contact: NCR
PAO, 202-619-7226. 

7/23-24 -- Northern Plains Indian Culture Fest, Knife River Indian
Villages, Stanton, ND.  The event will encompass a wide range of
activities exemplifying the Northern Plains tribes that
frequented the Knife River area from several thousand years ago
to the present.  Contact: KNRI, 701-745-3309.

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